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Report - Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff - March 2019

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Cloth Head

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History Stolen from Wikipedia.

The population of Cardiff had expanded greatly, from under 20,000 in 1851 to over 40,000 less than 20 years later. By 1890 there were 476 Cardiff residents "boarded out" in the Glamorgan Asylum, and a further 500 to 600 being held in hospitals as far away as Chester and Carmarthen.
Whitchurch Hospital, with the 150 feet (46 m) water tower, built over the power house

Costing £350,000 and ten years to build, the Cardiff City Asylum opened on 15 April 1908. The main hospital building covered 5 acres (2.0 ha), designed to accommodate 750 patients across 10 wards, 5 each for men and women. Like many Victorian institutes, it was designed as a self-contained institute, with its own 150 feet (46 m) water tower atop a power house containing two Belliss and Morcom steam-engine powered electric generator sets, which were only removed from standby in the mid-1980s. The site also contained a farm, which provided both food supplies and therapeutic work for the patients.

The first medical superintendent was Dr Edwin Goodhall, whose then advanced approaches and therapies resulted in the hospital acquiring a reputation at the forefront of mental health care. Patients were also encouraged to take work and supervised tours outside the institute.

During the First World War, the facility was called the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital.[3] During the Second World War, part of the hospital was turned over to the military, becoming the largest emergency service hospital in South Wales, treating British, American and German personnel. 200 beds were retained for civilian use, which enabled early treatment of post traumatic stress disorder of military patients.

On 5 July 1948, the hospital was taken over by the Ministry of Health as the National Health Service came into existence. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline and the number of resident patients reduced.

In November 2010 the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board decided that it was preferable to centralise all adult mental health care services at Llandough. The hospital finally closed its doors in April 2016.

I seem to have missed out on when the hospital was still full of stuff but visited in Feb 2019 with Host and on my own again in March 2019.

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A old map of Whitchurch. Which shows the Mortuary at the front of the hospital.

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A old Ariel view.

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2 photo's from when it was a military hospital.

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A bit more up to date Ariel view.

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Old photo of the admin block and water tower.

On with the photos from the 2 visits.
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I really like how they have arranged the different colored bricks it really sets this place off compared to other Asylums.

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Welcome

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Some of the lovely bay windows that make an Asylum.

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a few more corridor shots that lead to different parts of the hospital including the wards.
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Pharmacy

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Grom

Camera Drowner
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Very nice! Never get bored of this place. One of the last of a rare breed in the UK.
 

host

28DL Full Member
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Nice report mate really nice write up and shots. It was a good day indeed.
 

Mexplore

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This place looks amazing!! So glad vandals haven't got in and wrecked the place, this is going on my list of places to visit
 

tumbles

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This place looks amazing!! So glad vandals haven't got in and wrecked the place, this is going on my list of places to visit

Well actually they have. It’s a lot worse now than pics above show in places
 

Tippytoes

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Is there any seca these days and is the whole site free to roam once inside? 230 mile trip for me so a bit of heads up knowledge would be cool
 

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